Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Cuts Stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,105 shares of the company’s stock after selling 139 shares during the quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF were worth $691,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Leo Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 18,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,489,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Single Point Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peak Financial Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Peak Financial Management Inc. now owns 3,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $146.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $143.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $133.98. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a 1-year low of $105.18 and a 1-year high of $147.42.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.3655 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.